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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="5-638" title_number="5" title_name="Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Alternative health care system” has the meaning stated in § 1-401 of the Health Occupations Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Physician” has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of the Health Occupations Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Related institution” has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of the Health Occupations Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person described in § 14-502(b) of the Health Occupations Article is not civilly liable for giving information to any hospital, hospital medical staff, related institution, or health care facility, alternative health system, professional society, medical school, or professional licensing board, if the person:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Gives the information in good faith and with the intention of aiding in the evaluation of the qualifications, fitness, or character of a physician; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Does not represent as true any matter that the person does not reasonably believe to be true.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
